Hakim-hakim 16:20

16:20 She said, “The Philistines are here, ¹  Samson!” He woke up ²  and thought, ³  “I will do as I did before ⁴  and shake myself free.” But he did not realize that the Lord had left him.

Hakim-hakim 17:4

17:4 When he gave the silver back to his mother, she ⁵  took two hundred pieces of silver ⁶  to a silversmith, who made them into a carved image and a metal image. She then put them in Micah’s house. ⁷ 

[16:20]  ¹ tn Heb “are upon you.”

[16:20]  ² tn The Hebrew adds, “from his sleep.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[16:20]  ³ tn Heb “and said.”

[16:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “I will go out as before.”

[17:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “his mother.” The pronoun (“she”) has been substituted for the noun (“mother”) in the translation because of English style.

[17:4]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew text has “and gave it.” The referent (the pieces of silver) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[17:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “and it was in Micah’s house.”